Kittanning Borough v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 27, Oct. T., 1905, by defendants, from decree of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1904, No. 148, on bill in equity in case of Burgess and Town Council of Kittanning Borough v. Ellen T. Thompson, Safe Deposit & Title Guaranty Company and Burt Milsora. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Patton, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was the decree of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb,.' Justice Fell,
This appeal is from a decree enjoining the defendants from, constructing a sidewalk at the intersection of two of the main streets of the borough of Kittanning at an elevation above the existing grade. In 1894 the borough by ordinance established a grade for all its streets, which differed but slightly from the natural grade. Since that time many of the streets have been graded and paved in substantial conformity with the established grade, the borough paying for the street intersections and the owners of the abutting properties paying for the curbing and for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Pittsburg v. Epping-Carpenter Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- City of Chester ex rel. Ross v. EyreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
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